Theodore Levitt

United States
1 Mar 1925 // 28 Jun 2006


The scarce people are the ones who have the know-how, energy, daring, and staying power to implement ideas... Since business is a 'get-things-done' institution, creativity without action-oriented follow-through is a barren form of behavior. In a sense it is irresponsible.

'Ideas are Useless Unless Used,' Inc. (1981)

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